Congratulations seniors, you’ve made it! It’s time to leave
high school behind and move on to bigger and brighter things. The whole world
is your oyster, and your bucket list is no doubt overflowing with
possibilities. It’s extraordinary enough that you’re graduating, but there are
probably things that you don’t know about your own class. So, before you go and
write your final goodbyes in your classmates’ yearbooks, here are 16 things
about the Class of 2016 that make you even more incredible:

2016 stands as the first time Brazil will host
the Olympic Games. Witness the event for yourself by tuning into the Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janiero this August!

You have lived in three decades, two centuries,
and two millennia–and you’re not even 20 years old yet! That’s quite a feat!

Earth’s population has more than doubled (from
3.14 billion to 7.3 billion) over the last 50 years, since the graduating Class
of 1966.

As you upload graduation selfies, you should
know that only 20 million Americans used the internet 20 years ago, spending an
average of only 30 minutes online a month! Over 313 million people in America
use the internet today, who spend an average of 27 hours a month online. The
Class of 1996 would’ve posted a sad Facebook reaction face to this news.

You’re the first Class of ’16 that knows what a
‘Sweet 16’ is. Those soirées have only been around for around 75 years, so hope
you took advantage of yours!

Furbies were the #1 selling toy the year you
were born. Can you imagine how scary that would be if you could remember
snuggling up to one of those creepy things??

2016 is
the first year that mobile electronics outnumber the amount of people on the
planet. That’s a lot of cellphones!

The invention of the light switch celebrates its
100th birthday as you graduate! Aren’t you glad you’re not the Class
of 1916?!

Netflix
is as old as you are.

It’s
been 25 years since the band Nirvana dropped their Nevermind album, right in time to rock the graduating Class of
1991.

You
are the first graduating class since MTV named you the ‘Founders Generation’
rather than just lumping everyone into a giant ‘Millennial’ category. Do you
agree with that label?

18
years ago, most likely in your birth year, Apple unveiled the first iMac
computer. They have become a staple of electronics ever since.

If
your name is Jacob or Emily, it’s because they were the most popular baby names
of 1998.

It’s
been 30 years since graduates in the Class of 1986 watched Mike Tyson win his
first boxing title and become the youngest heavyweight champion of the world.

Since
you were born, the American high school graduation rate has jumped 10
percentage points, to an all-time high of 81%! You are officially the most graduated
class in the history of the United States! Congratulations, Class of 2016, you
did it!

What other things make
the Class of 2016 unique? Comment with your fun facts, and we will share it!